Preselector tuning mechannism



Oct. 7, 1952 B. HOWARD 2,613,321

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PRESELECTOR TUNING MECHANISM Filed Sept. 6, 1951 9 Sheets-Sheet 9 INVENToR. Eef/1ro #0W/Q0 Mig Patented Cct. 7, 1952 PRESELECTOR TUN IN G MECHANISM Bernard Howard, Ramsay, N. J.,-a"ssignor-to Air Associates, Incorporated.. Teterboro, N. J., a corporation .of New Jersey.

Application September 6, 1951, Serial No."245,349 l =1 This invention relates'to ai preselect'or mechanism for pretuning a radio receiver, transmitter and the like to a desired frequency.

The' invention has in view to provide a preselector mechanism having two driven Sha'ftson which are4 mounted means for pretuninga' radio receiver,'transmitter and' the like to any one of va plurality of frequencies bythe automatic setting,v of said shafts in accordance" with :the manual setting of a manual co-ntrol shaft.

' Another object of theinvention lis-toprovide a preselector tuning mechanism of said character inv which onev of rthe `said driven shafts is arranged for controlling aplurality of .circuitseach representingadlierent frequency irangeiand the other said shafts are` adapted toibe preset .toany one of' al plurality of. differentffrequency'f positions 'in accordancerwith the selectedxpresettingiof aplurality of preset.switcheseach,having a plurality of .contacts adapted :to be `interposed in the circuitsfprovidingthe :different frequency ranges -by thepresetting of the manual control shaft. After the `samehas lbeen preset,` the .preselector mechanism may lthereafter .be adjusted vto any oneY of the preset positions -for'automatically obtaining the.desired"frequency'range,

Anotherobject of the invention is to: provide means for automatically.closing'the circuit with the motor 'for'.rotating. the driven `shafts withthe setting of the manual control shaft andtforinterrupting the circuit.v with' thefmotorwhen the shafts have .been `moved' to'set positions.

With thefforegoing` andA "other objects in view, referenceis no-w made to the following specifica-l tionfand accompanying drawings. in which the preferred embcvJd-irnent of the inventionis illustrated.4

In the drawings:

. Fig. l is a .view in front elevation yof a preselector mechanism` constructed in accord-ance with the invention.

.'Fig. 2-is aside view-thereof. v

Fig.' 3 is a' fragmentary.frontlviewer-withl the front panel removed toshow-the underlying portions. l i

Fig. .4 .is :a front viewwith the fronty panel. and the auxiliary forward .wall removed. y v

Fig. 5 is a fragment-ary sectional View taken` approximately on line 5-5'-of.Fig. 4.l

Fig. .6 is. a fragmentary sectional /view' taken approximately on line 6-6 .of Fig'. 4.

Fig'. 7 is a sectional .view takeny approximately on line 'I--1 of Fig. 4.

6 Claims; (Cl.1250--40) Fig. 8 is'ai;se'ctionthroughpthe manual :control shaft. and. drum' taken approximately 'on line 88 ofFigf'I.

Fig. 9'fis-` af' fragm'entarysectional view takenapproximately on line'S--S'of Fig.`4.

Fig.l 10fis a'.fragmentary-sectional viewf taken approximately on line IIl--Ill of' Fig; 4;

Fig. r11 is afragmentaryv-sectional view taken approximately on line VI I--II of Fig. 7.

Fig.l 12 iis alongitudinal `sectional view through a .fragmentary portion. of the condenser-shaft taken approximately .on line I 2- I 2 -of Figi 5 and showing the detent'and spacer disks' mounted thereon and shown in section.

Fig. 13 is alsectionalviewy throughlone of the spacer ydisks taken V'approximately `on line |3-I3 of Fig. 12.

Fig. lll-.is a `sectional .View `through-one .of the .detentdisks taken approximately'online Ill- I4 of Fig. 1.2'.

Fig'. 15` is -a-verticalfsectional View through :the turret shaft takenapproximately-.on line I5--I5 of Fig. 2 andshowingthe sixsectors-of oneofthe sections .with the. tuning "parts" mounted thereon.

Figs. *16, 17 and 18 areviews similar to Fig. 15 takenA approximately on lines Iii-I6, I'I--Iland I8=I8- respectively of Fig. 2.

Fig. 19 is a facevview of the preselector switch mounted on the manual control shaft.

Fig. 20-is a face viewvof the seekingswitch mounted on the turret shaft.

Fig. 21 is a schematic view ofthe electrical wiring showing the several switches andthe connection with vthe motor. f -Referringto the drawings by charactersfof ref erence, theY preselectorr mechanism is illustrated in its application .to .the automaticsetting of two tuning shafts I0 and I I ofva radio receiver, transmittery andthe like. The tuning shaft I0 .is a turret shaft for controlling `a plurality of circuits each representing a different frequency range, andy the tuningshaft II .is a condenser shaft for controllingthe'position offa plurality of condansers arranged in gang formation. The said shafts are adapted to be preset .to lprovide a plurality of different frequencyposi'tions vin accordance withthe selective presetting of a plurality of preset switches eachhavinga plurality .of con.- tacts adapted to be interposed inthe circuits. pro v viding-the different frequency ranges by the pre'- setting of amanual control shaft I2 whereby the mechanism may thereafter be set in any one of said preset positions` for automatically obtaining the vdesired .frequency range.

The turret shalt i8 vis journaled'for rotation in bearings I3and I. inthe 'front andrearwalls I5 and I6 of a casing I1 and is rotated in step by step movement by means of a Geneva wheel I8 afxed to the forward end thereof between the front wall I5 and the auxiliary wall I9 of the casing. The Geneva wheel I8 forms part of a Geneva movement which also includes a cam disk having a crank arm 2I provided with a roller 22 which is adapted to 'engage the slots 23 in the Geneva Wheel to provide the step by step motion of the Iturret shaft. As illustrated, the Geneva wheel is provided with six slots 23 so as to set the turret shaft in any one of six different frequency positions. fixed to a shaft 24 journaled for rotation` in a gear box 25 having a driving shaft (not shown), connected with an electric motor 26 for rotating the turret shaft through the Geneva wheel.

The condenser shaft II is journaled for rotay tion in bearings 28 and 29 in the front wall I5- and a front panel 30 and extends through an opening 3l in the auxiliary forwardwall I9. The said shaft is rotated by a pitman and rack mechanism with the rotation of the cam disk 20. The said mechanism includes a link-33 pivotally connected with the crank arm 2l on a pivot pin 34 located in substantially right angular relation with the roller 22 and which link is pivoted at its opposite end. on a pivot pin 35 to a slide 36 mounted forreciprocatory movement in an elongated slot 3'1 in a swinging bar 38. The swinging bar 38 is pivoted at its upper end in depending relation on a'pivot pin 39 to the front wall I5 and at its opposite end the said bar is pivotally connected on a pivot pin 40 to' an angulated bar 4I which extends laterally to the right in Fig. 4 `ofthe drawings and is pivotally connected to a latch bar 42 for a purpose hereinafter described. The slide 36 has reciprocatory movement in the slot r3l with the rotation of the shaft 24 so as to impart swinging motion-to the swinging bar 38. The slide 36 is provided with a rectangular projection 43 forming a dog which is adapted to engage in a correspondingly shaped notch or recess 44 inthe side edge of a rack 45 of the pitman and rack mechanism. The said rack is mounted for vertical reciprocatory movement on studs 4-6 and `4l anchored' in the front wall I5 of thecasing and which studs yprotrude through aligned longitudinally extending slots 48 and 49 provided in said rack above and below the notch or recess 44 with the protruding ends thereof provided with enlarged heads for retaining the rack in position thereon for movement -with the slide 36 when the dog 43 is engaged in the'notch or recess 44. The rack 45 is formed with rack teeth 5D on the longitudinal edge thereof opposite the notch or recess 44 and which rack teeth aire disposed in engagement with a gear 5I aixed to the condenser shaft II for imparting reciprocatory movement thereto.

` y.The condenser shaft II is formed with areduced forward end 55 which is provided with a threaded bore 56 opening into a diametrically disposed cross slot 58 and with oppositely disposed longitudinal key way slots `59 and 60 extending throughout the enlarged portion 6I thereof from the shouldergformerd bythe reduced forward end 55 to the gear 5I. Arranged on the enlarged portion 6I ofv said shaft is a plurality of centrally apertured detent disks 62 which are of similar' formation each having a notch or detent 63 formed in the periphery thereof. The said disks slidably fit the shaft to permit of rotation of the shaft with reference -thereto and.l arranged therebetween are pairs of relatively smaller centrally apertured spacer disks 64 and 65 each formed with a radial slot 66 and with inwardly extending projections 61 and 68 on opposite sides of said radial slot providing keys which snugly engage the longitudinally extending slots 59 and 6D for retaining the said disks in position on the shaft for rotation therewith. Thef'said spacer disks 'are arranged The cam disk zo is aff with one ofthe disks, such as the disk 64 having its projections 61 and 68 engaging in the slot 59 while the other disk of each pair, such as the disk 65 has its projections 61 and 68 engaging in the slot 68. The said disks are also provided with peripheral projections 69 and 'I0 located on one side of a medial line for a purpose to be described hereinafter. A pressure screw 'II is threadedly engaged in the bore 56 of said shaft with the inner end 0f said screw protruding into the cross slot 58 for engagement against a key 12. The key 12 is formed with inclined surfaces 13 which engage against a clamping ring 'I4 .disposed against the outermost spacer disks 64 lfor frictionally clamping the said disks on the shaft as desired. The condenser control shaft includes a shaft section I8 on which is mounted groups of condenser plates 'I9 adapted to be moved into position between fixed condenser plates v of a plurality of condensers 8l for varying the capacity thereof with the movement of the condenser shaft I I. y y

In the embodiment illustrated, the detent disks 62 are six in number corresponding to the number of said frequency range positions and the same are arranged on the shaft Il with the detents 63 thereof disposed in circumferentially spaced relation about the shaft. The detent rdisks are adapted to be held against rotation with reference to the shaft I I in accordance with the presetting of a selector drum 82 secured on the manual control shaft l2. For this purpose, six pawls 84 are provided 'which are mounted for independent rocking movement on a shaft 85 affixed to the forward wall I5 of the'casing. The pawls 84 are disposed in parallel alignment .with-the detent disks respectively and are of similar-formation each having a rounded projection 86,A a terminal '81 at one end thereofV and an arcuate projection 88 at the opposite end which are adapted to engage in arcuately spacedslots 89 in the periphery of the selector drum 82 secured on the manual control shaft I2. The kslots 89 are arranged in offset circumferentiallyspaced relation about the ldrum in longitudinal alignment with the pawls respectively whereby the control shaft I2 may be manually set to any one of six preselect positions. With the engagement of the arcuate projection 88 of one of the pawls in the slot 89 positioned by the setting of the control shaft I2, the rounded projection 86 of said pawl will` engage in the detent 63 of the detent disk 62 disposed in alignment with said pawl to thereby discontinue rotation of the said disk. Leaf springs 9| tension the pawls into engagement against the peripheries of the detent disks respectively and the terminals 81 of the pawls are adapted to be engaged by the latch bar 42 for rocking the pawls to firmly seat the projections 86 in the detents 63 of the detent disks 62. I

The latch bar 42 is o f inverted U-shaped formation and is aiiixed'to a shaft IDU extending through aligned openings in the legs of said latch bar ,with lthe ends of the shaft rotatably mounted in the front wa11 .I5 and auxiliaryvforward wall |19. to dispose the upwardly extending projection IDI lin position to be engaged by any one ofthe .".The'ifs'aiditoggle leverxis .formedfwith an "opening 1i I09-th'rough1which freely .protrudes the; shaft |00 rtoi'p'errnit iofx.: rocking movement' thereof. Y yThe latch .arm :|206 andlthetoggle lever? I IlIi are formed lYv'vitlr upstanding. studs II Ufand I I I'r towhich vare ".Lafiixed llthewopposite ends ofgacoili spring.' |.I 2k for -'tensioningthe:'latch'.army to"'snap .to 'position' on opposite sides .ofsa longitudinal '.centerflinegof the toggle `lever.

--th'e :pawlsBIIiis moved outofv a slot 89-in the drum f82-by'themanualsetting of the drum, the termi- 'ftheiflatchf loarN 1|2sou as 1to1 swing `said bar on the fsh'aft |00 to theright ofxtlieposition shownk iny liFiggfA of. the".drawings,v whereupon the latch -bar .fisf swungxfto "the: .right soi that the dogv engages :against theV edge1ofItherackand will engage in the? recessl lidi-thereinpwhenithe' slider'-zis4 moved '.alongthe'rack @Win11 ther` swinging. of .the latch: bar .42 :to the fright; -thetshaft SIDO willfxberotatedzso as .to turn 'the'-latch' 'arm' |06 'to movethe pin I I I. downward- .:ly. beyondfthe longitudinal-'center `linaof the tog- 1 'glei 'lever '.ITD'I-which functions 'tof retain. theflatch -bar tothetright `and l the Slide .against the; edge `:"ofathe rack. "With the setting. ofthe .manual contftrol` shaft I2, theshaft^24 will be rotated by the motor Jin i. ay counterclockwise direction which -vfunctions to` move y"ther sliderelative to. the rackY l so that-'the dog'will engage in the slot ytherein by lthe-tension tof fthe. coil spring |65. Therack yis lkthereupon@moved sol as ato'rotate the condenser shaft whereupon ionek of'the detents'Wi-ll be avail- Mable to receive the rounded projectionfy of they `:pawl selected-bythe manualsetting kvof the conztrolfshaft I2fwhich will engage in said detent by1-the' pressure of thefleaf.springv 9|. By this @movement kof 'l the vpawl': the terminal B1 swings f'fthelatch barf42tbyfengagement vof lsaid terminal f,.-

against the# laterally *extendingi projection I I l I thereof:whi'chkfunctions rto lrotatefthe shaft" I |30 vivhereupon the;` springfrI-I2 :snaps 1 thedatch .farm lfftoafvposition on thenppositesidef'of therlongitudinalfcenteriline of the; toggle Ileyer I6 7:: into Aany:oneofiisaid'f,preselectzpositions. Mountedfon thejfprotrudingzendbtfthesmanualycontroltshaft LlIjZ isacontactlringfl 23;.fof a; presetf-selectoriswitch :i2 II'iwhichfringfisinsulatedpfrom, thershafti I 2;and .iszzprovidedi with; a -contact wiper iI 2 5y .adapted-11:0 e'engagefanyoneiofga: plurality of giixedrlcontacts I2 6 :LtonI 3 I; arrangedfin. arcuatelygspaced l`.relation :lon:ianoinsulationdisk I'3 3:, aiixedj to Vthe: auxiliary forward wallrl. .fTheiocationrof; `the contacts.` I 2 E t0n-I3 Izf corresponds :to then'arcuate arrangementiof .ztheiuslots 8 9 :aofi the p: :drum -82 so Ithat when' the projection-81;ofsanyfone of, the pawls `|34 ,engages :in: onezt-:ofqfsthe:l 'slotsipiiil` `oi :the ydrum, thecontact fwiperfi'IfZ* wille-engage theycorrespondingfc'ontact.

` The xed contacts |26 to I3|v are connectedxby conductor .wires I 35... to f |40 1 toV movable :contact arms: |4I fito |46 `respectively of presetesetup Vvswitches-Illlto |52. The'switches |4'I.tof |521-are Vmonntedin the frontpanel 30 with `thecontact -I 58.'.protruding therethrough: and havingkerfed :outerizends adapted .to be engagedby-azsuitable tool vfor manuallyrsetting the contact arms. y The said' switches are each provided with aplurality :iof'xed contacts which are six in numberinzfthe 'embodiment .illustrated corresponding to the number of turret positions*y and the fnumberf of detent disks62. Corresponding contacts of each of'fsaid switches are -respectively connecteduwith busllines` |60 to |65 which ,are connected toa seeking vswitch I6Ifatarcuately spaced'j points.

Theseeking switch |61 consists. of a, contact :ring |68. mounted on the outer end of therturret .shaft IIIv and which is `insulated .therefrom-aand formedwitht a notch f |59 in the .periphery thereof.

insulation disk. |10.- havingf a plurality ofl wiper contacts I 'I I rto, .|16 respectively whichy are respectively;y connected! .withsthel bus lines ISO-:.to. |65.

'fjThe saidwiper contacts I'II to I'I6 project-radially f inwardy intonormal yoverlying contact-with4v the contactring H38` until the `wiper contactsengage 1 the :notch l'whenvthe contactis broken. r.The

contact ring |68 `is in contact at all timeswithva "wipercontact lfltafiixed-to the insulation disk f I'IUxandwhich is connected by .a conductor 4wire I V'Iilgto4 a -relay I8 0. for controllingthe. motor.. 26. vIn order to complete the Vcircuit with thepreset-selector 'switch |24, a'conductor Wire, |83.;s connected Ato the conductor wire.v |19 and leads througha starting switch |84 and toa wiperfcontact |35 Vof said 1 switch. The said wiper` contact is affixed to the insulation disk |33; and'exetends into .contact with the.'v contact fring |23.

The starting switch |84ris a.normal1y.c1osed switch-.andthe l sameis adapted to befreleasedby the swinging bar 38 for closing 'the circuit with -the motor 26 `whenthe swinging. bar is. moved toward the rack45 by the manual setting 'of ,the

drum 82. The said starting switch vismounted on the rear of the auxiliary forwardwall |9.and

consists of a fixed yContact |8'Iv and `amovable vcontact |88- adapted to be engaged byv an insu- :lated nger |89 affixed to thelowerend ofthe "swinging bar 38. Itr is to be understood thatwith l `the movement of the terminal 81 v'ofgone of,.,the ,pawls -84I into. a-detent63 to discontinue the roi tation of 'one-ofthe detent disksxBZ. the swinging -fbant38 will-be swung to Lthe leftout-.Lof-.engagementwith Vthe rack 45 Aas shown in Fig. 4 offthe ,drawingsto' thereby move the Contact l|88 outlof :engagement vwithy thel contact I3'Ito break .the

v"circuit with the motor and when the drum 82=-is manually set one of thepawls 84"w.i11be,moved ters, 24| vto 246.

whereby the swinging bar 38 will be swung tothe right of the position'shown in Fig. 4 of the ydrawings to thereby `release the movable contact- I 88 so that the same engages the contact'l'l'to close 'the circuit with the motorfor starting'the same. The swinging bar 38 has limited swinging movement rby -means of a U-shaped stop member |85 secured to the front face of the front Wall I and which stop member-has a guide bar |96 affixed ythereto with' a longitudinally extending 'slot `|91 in the upper edgethereof in which the lower end of the swinging bar 38 slidably engagesfor movement between stop elements |98 and I99`located at the'opposite ends of the stop member |85. Y

The 'condensers 3| consist of four condensers or sections 2'I0, 2| |,`2I2 and 2 I3 as indicated in Fig. 2 of thedrawin'gs which are tunable capacitors of a radio receiver, radio transmitter or the like. One of the condensers or Vsections such as the condenser or section' 2I0 may be-a tunable capacitor in the oscillator circuit of a radio receiver,

while'the condensers or sections 2| I and 2|2 'may be tunable capacitors in the radio frequency amplier circuit, and the condenser or section 2I3 may be a tunable capacitor in the antenna circuit.

The turret shaft |0` is also' provided with four tuning sections indicated by the reference 'char- These sectors `provide coilsI and other parts of a radio receiver, radio transmitter or the like and which provide six different frequency ranges The inductance coils and parts mounted on the sectors of the tuning section-2| 5'are respectively indicated by the reference characters 220 to 225, the inductance coils and parts on the sectors of the tuning section 2 I 6 v'are'respectively representedl by the reference characters` n221 to 232, the inductance coils and partson the sectors of the tuning section 2|1 'are respectivelyrepresented by the Yreference characters'234 to 239 and the inductance coilsV and `'parts on vthe sectors of the vtuning section 2 I 8V are respectively represented by the reference charac- The six different frequency ranges may vary as desired, for instance, the inductance coils and parts indicated bythe referencecharacters 220, 221, 234 and 24| may be arranged to provide for a frequency range of 500 to l,000 kilocycles, the inductance coils and parts Lirepresented by the reference characters 22 I, 223, '235'and 242 may be arranged to provide for a frequency range of 1,000 to 2,000 kilocycles, and

the inductance coils and parts indicated by the Vreference characters 225, 232, 239, and 246 may be arranged to provide for a frequency range of 1,6;,000 to 32,000 kilocycles with the intermediate inductance'coils and parts providing" proportionatefrequency ranges.v The sectors each have a contact 250 which is adapted to engage a fixed contact 25| arranged on the casing 252 by the `movement of the turret shaft to'the six posiyance coils and parts 24| to 246 of the section 2 I8 are in the antenna circuit.

The six nxed contacts-|26 to 13| inclusive of the preset-setup switchesl |41 to |52 are respectively'connected by means of the bus lines |6610 through the seeking switch |61 to the motor when the preselector mechanism is in' operation to thereby position the turret shaft I8 in any one of the .six positions represented .by the angular position of the six sectors and when so positioned, the frequency range of the sectors ,broughtv into position will be interposed inthe'aforesaid' circuits ofthe radio recever. i f y' With the use ofthe preselector mechanis for presetting a radio receiver toa frequency of 600 kilocycles, the contact arm |4I of the presetsetup switch I 41 is 'set to engage the fixed contact thereof connected with the bus liner |60 by manvually turning the shaft on which thecontactvarm is mountedby means of a suitable tool adapted to engage the kerfed outerend thereof. The manual "control shaft |'2 is then manually set toapositionso that the circuit to the contact arm I4I 1s closed through the contact |26. Withthe `setting of the manual control shaft l2, the projection 88 of one of the pawls 84 will be moved out of 'one of the slots 89 in the drum 82 whereby the swinging bar 38 will be swung to the right'to thereby release the movable contact sothaty the-same engages the contact to close the circuit with the motor for starting the same.' The preselector mechanism is then operated to turn the turret shaft to the position'to place the inductance coils and parts 220, 221, 234 and '24| ofthe sections in the oscillator, frequencyv amplifier and antenna circuits. The condenser shaftis rotated with the movement ofthe turret shaft through the Geneva movement and the pitman andrack mechanism until the projection 86 vcf one of the pawls 84 engages in a notch Ondetent 63 of one'of the disks E2 on said condenser shaft. I'his breaks the circuit with the motor so as to discontinue further rotation of the turret'and condenser shafts. The

condenser and turret shafts are thus positioned so that the radio receiver is tuned to a frequency range of 500 to 1,000 kilocycles. The pressure screw 1Il on 'the condenser shaft is then loosened to permit of relative slippage of the disks thereon. The condenser shaft is then rotated by manipulatinga control knob 254 located on the outer end of 4an auxiliary shaft 255 geared to the condenser shaft by gearing 256 to thereby adjust the condensers thereon to a frequency of 600 kilocycles as shown on the dial 251 located adjacent the knob. If desired, the same may be checked by means of` an external signaly generator set at 600 kilocycles. The pressure screw 1| is then tightened to set the condenser shaft in the set position for the frequency of 600 kilocycles.

In the event that a frequency of 17,500 kilocycles is desired while retaining the 600 kilocycle setting, the contact arm |46 of the preset-setup switch |52 is set to engage theflxedeontact thereof connected with the bus line |65. The manual control shaft |2 is then manually set to a position so that the circuit to the contact arm hereinbefore explained and the preselector mchanism will beoperated to turn thev turret shaft to a position to place the inductance coils and'parts 22-5, 232,v 238 and 246 of the sections in the oscillator, frequency amplifier and antenna circuits.

The' condenser shaft is rotated-with the movement of the turret shaft until the projection 86 of the aforesaid pawl engages inthe notch or detennisser.,orfegefyene.disksxzop the..eendenser;` Il .,adiuetedeto therfreq-uenoyedesire 1;a:s.ph@reirrber;

.ener/tement. 'th thgrpt ofpthe'condener short H .n .Aa preset-Selector.switchl has@ .Contact {arm-12.66 'fands' M1212 and Whiehdsconnetd. n.. V lector- Swtchr IMM-by @conductor WirefizI leedr;

fro @es.fr xed` ontaeem vt.1.1121ee1.- to. aero-tartine. shaft ,-2.15m1w'hichathe ,Contact ar. 2 ThefpreSet-.seleotr Switch 2&5@ front `pgmel 30fvand, oo hand` knob thehaii 2;,15.;for... menualilxgseb ermfen anyone. Qf'zthetxed .09.. Mts

ier-,tien 2:51. `.of the,.paw1.;,2 ,60 will; engage. in;` .t 89 provide-d, 0n the..-dru.r.n '.82 which Wilke movement.ofthefswnginggbar dependentzmanual.- operation. ithefcondenser; shaftv H for, Setrreethe..condensersftheeqnr When .the.;m0i ?01 2.6'.s energzed;bythe closing:AV of the startngxfswitohj 84 `bo. put' therdevcefz-llto operation, a solenoid. 280:. connectedacross .the oircutato th'emotor sfenergized to'movesclutch arm 28| rearwardly to thereby disposeftheclutch 282 slidanoly mounted-onine shaft;- portonf out ofrengagerh'ent'wththe hubofi'ythe diag-2551;; I .e k-

i whereby theA M1251; the surfeur andre-moli gfifitagsai knob 2j54"do not 'rotate w;th ith e operation oflthxe rdiofqucyf device.` When,however..he Crcuit'withhemo.- toe 26 -is interrupted to dsoontnueopelaton .of the device, a yspring 283 movesthekclutohfl 82 int/o, engagementWiththe hub o fthe dial *L 5,7!.Wherepy,v u thefndenS1-hafb H. is.;Orlelfvti.'4 y1I Celineeied; tu nnekmeven'tt' Wmme controlknob 2,54 e@ that h @@1251 with trgegotmon mamfberotatedf-,and .the:condenserson:theshan 'rs1 lest, merrteedererat rack'engaging said last mentioned tuning shaft, a bar pivotally connected to saidframe and having a reciprocatory slide adapted to operatively engage vsaid rack for moving the same with the movement of the slide and Aa link pivoted to said toothed disk and to said slide for moving said slide with the rotation of said drive shaft to thereby impart reciprocatory turning movementto the last mentionedtuning shaft, disks corresponding in number to the number of said sets of carrier wave tuning means mounted-'on said last mentioned tuning' shaft in longitudinally spaced relation for turning therewithY and having detents in the peripheries thereof respectively, a manually Vcontrolled member ro-v ,tatably mounted on said frame in parallel relation with said last mentioned tuning shaft and having detents in the periphery thereof cor-` responding in number to the number of said disks, pawls pivotally mounted'on said frame and corresponding in number to the number of said disks and each disposed in `alignment'vvith one of the disks and with one of the detents in said manually controlled member, lsaid pawls having projections adapted to simultaneously engage in the detents respectively in the disks and manually controlled member to stop the turning of the last mentioned tuning shaft, an electric motor operatively connected withsaid drive shaft for turning the same, a starting switch in circuit with said motor, means carriedl by said link adapted to be engaged by'said pawls respectively for closing the switch to starty said motor with the setting ofthe manual control shaft for engagement by any oneof said pawls, and means carried by said link adapted to been--y gaged by the pawls respectively for movingsaid slide out of engagement with the rack'when -any one `of said pawls engages in thefdetent-'ofA one ofthedisks.` i l 4.-'In a preselector frequency tuning mechanism, a tuning shaft mounted for-rotation on said -frame land having 'a plurality of arcuately spaced sets of carrier wave'tuning means'providing a plurality of frequency ranges, a' drive shaft mounted on said framey cooperating means connected with said driveand tuning shafts for turning saidftuning shaft fin step by steprotation to positions for connecting said sets respectively in oscillator, radio frequency and antenna circuits, atuning shaft mounted cn said frameand having` a pluralityv of tunable capacitors connected in the oscillator, radio frequency and antenna circuits, cooperating "means connected Withfsaid last mentioned tuning shaftl and with the first mentioned cooperating means for imparting reciprocatory turning movementJ to-'the last mentioned tuning shaftwith the rotation of the drive shaft, disks corresponding-innumber to the number of saidVs'ets-of tuningv'means mounted on said last mentioned tuning shaft 'in longitudinally spaced relation for turning there-J with and having 'detents' in thl-peripheries thereof respectively, la manuallyl controlled member rotatably'V mounted on said frame in parallel relation with said last mentioned tuning shaft and having detents in the periphery thereof corresponding in number to the number of said disks, pawls pivotally mounted' on said frame and-corresponding in number to the number of saidv disks and each disposed in alignment with one of the disks and with one ofthe detents in said manually controlled member, said pawls having projections adapted to sinfultaneously engage in the detents respectively in Cil the disks and manually"control1ed member.- vto stop-the turning of the last mentioned tuning shaft, an electric motor operatively 4connected,

carried by said second mentioned cooperating means adapted to be engaged lby said pawls re'- spectively for closing the switch to startsaid motor with the setting of the manually con-4l trolled member for engagementfby any one/of said pawls, and means carried by-said secondv mentioned cooperating means adapted tobe en'-4 gagedL by the pawls respectively for disengaging said cooperating means when any one of the pawls engages the disks to stop the turning of said second mentioned tuning shaft.

5..' In a preselector frequency tuningv mecha'- nism, a frame, a tuning shaft mounted for rotation on said frame and having a plurality of arcuately spaced sets of carrier wave tuning means providing a plurality of frequency ranges, a drive shaft mounted on said frame, cooperating means including a toothed disk and a Geneva wheel mounted on said shafts for turning said tuning shaft in step by step rotation to positions for connecting said sets respectively in oscillator, radio frequency and antenna circuits, a tuning shaft mounted on said frame and having a plurality of tunablefcapacitors connected in the oscillator, radio frequency and antenna circuits, cooperating means providing reciprocatory` turning movementY to said last mentioned tuning'shaft with the rotation of the drive shaft, said last mentioned' cooperating means including a rack engaging said last mentioned tuning shaft; a bar' pivotally connected to said frame and having -`a reciprocatory slide adapted to operatively engage said rack for-moving the same with the movement of the slide and a link pivoted-to said toothed disk and to said slide for moving said? slide with the rotation of said drive shaft to thereby impart reciprocatory turning movement to the last mentioned tuning shaft, disks corresponding in'numberf tothe number of said sets of carrierwave tuning means mounted on -s'aidlast mentioned tuning shaft in longitudinally spaced relation for turning therewith and having detents inthe peripheries thereof respectively, a manually controlled member rol tatably mounted on said frame/inpar'allel relation with said last mentioned tuning shaft and having fdetents in the periphery A*thereof `crresponding in number fftothe number ofy said disks, -pawls pivotally mounted-on said rframe and-corresponding in number to the lnumber of saidA disks and eachdi'sposed in-.alignment with one-ofvthe disks and with one of the detents in said manually controlled member, said pawls having. projections adapted to? simultaneously engagein the detents respectively in the disks and manually controlled member to stop lthe turningof the last mentioned tuning shaft,`an electric motor operatively connected with said drive shaft for turningthe same, ajstarting switch in circuit with said motor, means carried by said link adaptedto be engaged `by said pawls respectively for closing theswitch to startosaid motor with'the Asetting off theemanuallyf controlled member forengagement by anyone of said pawls,v means carried by said link adapted tombe A engaged by the pawls respectively for moving said slideout of engagement vvith the rackwhen any one v`ofsaid pawls engages in the detent ofY one of the disks, aswitch having aV plurality of-xed contacts corresponding. in

13 number to the number of said sets and having a contact arm movable with said manually controlled member to selectively engage the fixed contacts thereof when the same is set for engagement by the pawls respectively kand said contact arm being in circuit with said starting switch, a switch having fixed contacts corre-v sponding in number to the number of said sets and having a contact member in circuit with said motor and movable with said first named tuning shaft to continuously engage all but one of the fixed contacts thereof, a plurality of preset switches corresponding in number to the number of detents in said manually controlled member and each having a plurality of fixed contacts correspondingin number to the number of said sets with the fixed contacts of ther several preset switches electrically connected with the fixed contacts respectively of said last mentioned switch, and each of said preset switches having a movable contact arm adapted to be manually set for engaging any one of the fixed contacts thereof and said contact arms of the preset switches being electrically connected with the xed contacts respectively of said second mentioned switch whereby any one of the contact arms of said preset switches may be manually preset on the fixed contacts thereof for obtaining said frequency ranges respectively with the manual setting of the manually controlled member for engagement in one of the detents` thereof by the pawls and to electrically connect the contact thereof with the contact arm of the preset switch which has been preset to thereby effect starting of the motor and the turning of said tuning shafts and to effect by the operation of the mechanism the stopping of the motor when the frequency range has been obtained.

6. In a preselector frequency tuning mechanism, a tuning shaft mounted for rotation on said frame and having a plurality of arcuately spaced sets of carrier wave tuning means providing a plurality of frequency ranges, a drive shaft mounted on said frame, cooperating means connected with said drive and tuning shafts yfor turning said tuning shaft in step by step rotation to positions for connecting said sets respectively in oscillator, radio frequency and antenna circuits, a tuning shaft mounted on said frame and having a plurality of tunable capacitors connected in the oscillator, radio frequency and antenna circuits, cooperating means connected with said last mentioned tuning shaft and with the first mentioned cooperating means for imparting reciprocatory turning movement to the last mennumber of said disks, pawls pvotally mounted on said frame and corresponding in number to the number of said disks and each disposed in aligntioned tuning shaft with the rotation of the drive shaft, disks corresponding in number to the num-V ber of said sets of tuning means mounted on said last mentioned tuning shaft in longitudinally spaced relation for turning therewith and havingr ment with one of the disks and with one of the detents in said manually controlled member, said pawls having projections adapted to simultaneously engage in the detents respectively in the disks and manually controlled member to stop the turning of the last mentioned tuning shaft, an electric motor operatively connected with said drive shaft for turning the same, a starting switch in circuit with said motor, means carried by said second mentioned cooperating means adapted to be engaged by said pawls respectively for closing the switch to start said motor with the setting of the manually controlled member for engagement by any one of said pawls, means carried by said second mentioned cooperating means adapted toy of said second mentioned tuning shaft, a switch having a plurality of fixed contacts corresponding in number to the number of said sets and having a contact arm movable with said manually controlled member to selectively engage the fixed contacts thereof when the same is set for engagement bythe pawls respectively and said contact arm being in circuit with said starting switch, a switch having fixed contacts corre-` sponding in number to the number of said sets and having a contact member in circuit with said motor and movable with said first named tuning shaft to continuously engage all but one of the fixed contacts thereof, a plurality of preset switches correspondingin number to the number of detents in said manually controlled member and each having a plurality of fixed contacts corresponding in number to the number of said sets with the fixed contacts of the several preset switches electrically connected with the xed contacts respectively of said last mentioned switch, and each of said preset switches having a movable contact arm adapted to be manually set for engaging any one of the fixed contacts thereof and said contact arms of the preset switches being electrically connected With the fixed contacts respectively of said second mentioned switch whereby any one of the contact arms of said preset switches may be manually preset on the fixed contacts thereof for obtaining said frequency ranges respectively with the manual setting of the manually controlled member for engagement in one ofthe detents thereof by the pawls and to electrically connect the contact thereof with the contact arm of the preset switch which has been preset to thereby effect starting of the motor and the turning of said tuning shafts and to effect by the operation of the mechanism the stopping of the motor when the frequency range has been obtained.

BERNARD HOWARD.

No reference cited. 

